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ABOUT ADAM
Adam Mendler is a nationally recognized authority on leadership and is the creator and host of Thirty Minute Mentors, where he regularly elicits insights from America's top CEOs, founders, athletes, celebrities, and political and military leaders. He has interviewed more than 500 of America’s most successful leaders and has written extensively on business and leadership, having authored more than 70 articles published in major media outlets including Forbes, Inc., and HuffPost. Adam draws upon his unique background and lessons learned from time spent with America’s top leaders in delivering perspective-shifting insights as a keynote speaker to businesses, universities, and non-profit organizations. Adam has built and led businesses across a variety of industries and previously worked for prominent companies in finance, entertainment, and sports. Adam teaches graduate-level courses on leadership at UCLA, serves on the board of UCLA’s Master of Applied Statistics & Data Science program, is an emeritus member of USC’s Board of Governors, and is an advisor to numerous companies and leaders. A Los Angeles native, Adam is a lifelong Angels fan and an avid backgammon player.
SPEAKING
WATCH ADAM IN ACTION
Drawing upon his unique professional background and conversations with more than 500 of America’s top leaders, Adam delivers perspective-shifting insights to help guide individuals across all stages of their journey to the next level of success.
In addition to delivering motivational keynotes and half-day and full-day workshops, Adam is a facilitator, host, moderator, interviewer, and emcee available for in-person and virtual events.
TESTIMONIALS
“Adam is an engaging, dynamic speaker that fuels positive energy into his audience. His insight on business success, overcoming obstacles, and finding true passion provided us with useful, tangible, inspiring materials to facilitate learning. Adam inspired me to remain committed to my professional goals as he shared his own journey with us. I would love to attend future presentations that Adam has to offer and would highly recommend him to those groups looking to take their members to the next level of performance, enthusiasm, and confidence."
- Eva DiVenti, Global PM, Uber for Business
"Although Adam has years of experience in the business world, he is so humble and down to earth when he speaks. Adam is extremely approachable, and it feels as if he is speaking to close friends when he presents. He personally connects with each member of the audience, and he knows how to really listen, validate, and include everyone's input. Adam willingly shares his advice and is happy to help others succeed. He is not afraid to talk about the difficulties he had to face, personal and professional, proving that failure is a part of success. Adam is extremely relatable, and because of this, he is able to foster a unique sense of trust and understanding with his audience when he speaks."
- Lana Mousessian, Human Resources Specialist, The Walt Disney Company
“Adam was extremely easy to contact, book, and work with. His flexibility, adaptability, and passion for just wanting to inspire people made working with him not only impactful, but enjoyable. Adam went above and beyond any national speaker I've ever worked with when it came to consistent communication, working with our budget and policies, and willingness to make our event the best it could be. I whole-heartedly recommend Adam for your next speaking event.”
- Anna Cedro, C2 Global
“Adam goes beyond the basic fluff and surface comments, and gets to something much more meaningful and deep. Adam connects with his audience in a way to stimulate introspection and to act as a catalyst for change. My best advice is to listen to what he says!”
- Steve Yu, COO & CFO, UCLA South Bay
“Adam has a unique ability to synthesize high level concepts on success and leadership and to present these in a fireside chat manner presentation style, approachable to any audience. Our group was spellbound and the feedback afterwards was uniformly positive. We hope to have him back soon for a ‘tune up.’”
- Tony Price, Director, L.A. Realty Partners
MEDIA
Adam is the creator and host of the popular leadership podcast Thirty Minute Mentors
Thirty Minute Mentors
Adam has written extensively on business and leadership in major media outlets
ARTICLES
Adam’s work has been profiled by a wide variety of national media outlets and he often contributes thought leadership as an interviewee on the topics of leadership, performance, career development, and mentorship
ADAM ON TV:
ADAM’S GOOD MORNING LALA LAND INTERVIEW
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ADAM’S IGNITE HUMANITY INTERVIEW
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM ADAM’S ASBN INTERVIEW
OTHER SELECT MEDIA CLIPS
Don’t Compare Yourself
Regrets and Going Forward
What is Thirty Minute Mentors